STINT:: PARTNERSHIPS
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partnership is about your school (plus a few others) pulling together
the manpower to start a new ministry in another part of the world. Partnerships
are designed to pioneer new campus ministries on strategic universities
around the world, with the vision to see a movement led by nationals.
A US campus (or several campuses) joins with a receiving country to pioneer a new work on a university location. It is an agreement to work in cooperation to establish a new ministry - and help fulfil the Great Commission in that country.
The stages of a partnership are International Summer Projects (1-4 years), STINT Teams (1-5) years, and International Campus Staff (a resident team for a minimum of 5 years), National Staff and eventually a ministry that is sending laborers to another location.
International Summer Project teams and STINT teams are strategic in launching the ministry. This helps build vision for American staff and students who may become a part of the resident team. The US end of the of the partnership is fulfilled when a resident team is established but there is always a maintained connection of encouragement and support for the international campus staff team as they build national leaders who will carry the vision to reach their nation and the world.
For example, the Crusade ministries at the University of Kentucky and
East Carolina University have joined forces to start a new ministry in
Saratov Russia. Two years ago they sent the initial summer project team
to that location. This year they established their first STINT team -
including the leaders who are now international campus staff (planning
on staying at least 5 years). Already they have some good student leaders
and hopefull soon they will their first few national leaders choose to
join them. This is what we dream for all over the world.